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senseandsensibility

(17,063 posts)
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 12:50 AM Mar 2016

I haven't watched MSNBC in years, and tonight I

tuned in against my better judgment, and this is what I saw: 90% of the coverage was of the repugs. This went on for hours. Even when the guide said they were on "Lockup" they did not dare to interrupt trump. If you were curious about Dem results, sorry, you were confined to the banner at the bottom of the screen, and only after all votes were counted. Also, no Dem pundits were available today, so they had to have two repugs with no rebuttal per segment. Also, tweety has aged ten years in the four years since I've watched.

GO BERNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I haven't watched MSNBC in years, and tonight I (Original Post) senseandsensibility Mar 2016 OP
MSGOP has been this way ever since Comcast took over. nt silvershadow Mar 2016 #1
It's all Drumpf, Drumpf, Drumpf there. Lifelong Protester Mar 2016 #2
CNN was the same way EmperorHasNoClothes Mar 2016 #3
I am basically in the same boat you are. IsItJustMe Mar 2016 #4
Both were "slow" to show Kansas Dem results unc70 Mar 2016 #5
I finally switched it off in disgust Zambero Mar 2016 #6
He also said something along the lines that he senseandsensibility Mar 2016 #7
Tonight I finally made the switch oldandhappy Mar 2016 #8
What station are they on? senseandsensibility Mar 2016 #9
http://www.tytnetwork.com/live oldandhappy Mar 2016 #11
Thanks! senseandsensibility Mar 2016 #13
you are welcome! oldandhappy Mar 2016 #14
Maybe if more people like us tuned in, they'd change their programming. Calista241 Mar 2016 #10
If you tune in oldandhappy Mar 2016 #12

EmperorHasNoClothes

(4,797 posts)
3. CNN was the same way
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 12:59 AM
Mar 2016

Both stations spent at least 10 minutes just showing some repub guy in Maine listing how every person in the state voted. Or something like that.

Both stations are trying to be Fox Lite and have been for years.

IsItJustMe

(7,012 posts)
4. I am basically in the same boat you are.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 01:04 AM
Mar 2016

I very seldom watch main stream media anymore because, let's be honest here, it is corrupt and sucks.

I also turned on MSNBC tonight to seek some data on where the Democrats stood. It was disgusting. All Republican and all Trump. To me, these media people are promoting him and the Republicans with their completely unjustified and unfair lopsided coverage of this election. If Trump is to win, it will truly be on them.

unc70

(6,115 posts)
5. Both were "slow" to show Kansas Dem results
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 01:08 AM
Mar 2016

When they rotated the results at the bottom of the screen, each network oftener skipped showing the Kansas Dem results. When they did, it was usually just a check mark for Bernie, not his 68% total. I'm sure that was just an accident while they each kept showing the empty stage waiting for Trump.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
6. I finally switched it off in disgust
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 01:24 AM
Mar 2016

after waiting in vain for a change in topic. Tweety & friends spent 95% of the time prognosticating about possible twists and turns ahead in the GOP race. Matthews spent more time talking about Kasich than the Hillary and Bernie campaigns combined.

senseandsensibility

(17,063 posts)
7. He also said something along the lines that he
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 01:28 AM
Mar 2016

supported Kasich, sorry, can't remember his exact words. It wasn't an endorsement, but it was positive.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
8. Tonight I finally made the switch
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 04:39 AM
Mar 2016

to The Young Turks (TYT) and was pleasantly surprised with several hours of rattling information. Funny and factual. Not always on. At the sign off they said they would be back on air late Sunday afternoon. Type The Young Turks into your search engine and see what happens. At this hour you will get nothing! But try Sunday afternoon. I had MSNBC on but on mute to sort of test the two sources. MSNBC is more glitzy of course but the TYT guys had more fun. Smile. Another place to play is Sanders2016TV.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
12. If you tune in
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 12:53 PM
Mar 2016

I think they take that as a count that you support their current programming. I think we need to have 10,000 people stop watching MSNBC, period, and then they would notice. I am only one, and I am on a cable system in a senior mobile home park, so I assume no one knows or cares! But I have switched and I am happy. A sense of relief.

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